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Danish
Etymology
Equivalent to franker (“Frank”) + -isk, borrowed via German fränkisch from Frankish *frankisk (“Frankish”), derived from *frankō, from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“spear; Frank”).
The adjective was also borrowed to Old English Frenċisċ (hence English French) and Old French franceis (hence French français). Doublet of fransk.
Pronunciation
Adjective
frankisk
- (historical) Frankish (relating to the historical Germanic tribe of the Franks)
- (obsolete) West European (seen from the point of view of the Greeks and Middle Eastern people)
- Franconian (relating to the German region of Franconia)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From franker + -isk.
Adjective
frankisk (indefinite singular frankisk, definite singular and plural frankiske)
- (historical) Frankish (relating to the Franks and their kingdom)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
frankisk (indefinite singular frankisk, definite singular and plural frankiske)
- (historical) Frankish (as above)
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